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Those among us dreaming of gigabit internet in our homes and offices were given hope when Google started rolling out its own fiber-optic cables in Kansas City last year, trialing the Google Fiber service that it plans to expand to Austin and elsewhere.

But for now, dreams remain the most common way we’re likely to experience the super-fast connections offered by fiber coming directly to houses. Google’s experiment is limited, and the big cable companies aren’t planning on a massive rollout of the expensive technology anytime soon.

But if gigabit internet makes it to your home, you’ll often have Google to thank — even if the search giant isn’t the one rolling out the fiber. That’s because competing providers are likely to “piggyback” on the regulatory precedent the company is setting in Kansas, Austin and elsewhere, AT&T’s CEO Randall L. Stephenson said today.